Feranmi cried, he
wanted to pray but he couldn’t, he wanted to call his parents, parent in-laws,
Nurse Angel since she’s not on duty to tell them the situation on ground. He
brought out his phone to make those calls but he heard a voice that said
“They can’t help you,
I’m the only one who can help you”
Immediately he
changed his plans and put a call through to his Pastor. He assured him that
he’s with him in Prayers.
Feranmi called his
Pastor back 30 minutes later, His Pastor picked his call and Feranmi had
people’s voices praying fervently for his wife and unborn child. He cut the
call, lie down on the floor and wept. The whole of his Pastor’s household are
praying for him.
He was praying
silently on the floor when he heard a voice saying “Jeremiah 31:3” repeatedly.
He was still trying to remember what that particular verse says, then he dozed
off. He had another gentle voice in his sleep that said
“Feranmi ! I have
loved you with an everlasting love and I have drawn you with my loving kindness”
The Doctor’s voice
brought him back as he called out his name.
“Mr Feranmi!
Congratulations, you are now a father”
He stood up
immediately and wipe the tears on his face with his palm
“Doctor how’s my
wife”
“Your wife is alive,
it’s a miracle”
“Thank you Jesus, he
said lifting up his eyes to heaven. Thank you doctor”
He remembered the
Doctor said he’s now a father.
“Doctor and the baby,
is it a boy or a girl” he asked the doctor.
“Both” the Doctor
said smiling
“Sorry, I don’t get
you”
“Your wife gave birth
to a set of twins. A boy and a girl”
Feranmi couldn’t
believe his ears.
“Oh my God!, no
wonder she refused to tell me”
“Your wife told me
not to tell you, although scan just revealed it two months ago when she had
complications the last time. It was that very day we discovered she was
carrying twins”
“Really, I’m still
trying to process this doctor”
Feranmi was over
excited.
“Can I see them now?”
“Sure, you can”
“Thank you very much
doctor”
He was directed to
her ward.
There is hope for a
tree if it be cut down, that it will sprout again and that the tender branches
will not cease – Job 14:7
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“Oluwawemimo …..” he called out as he approached her bed.
“Oluwawemimo …..” he called out as he approached her bed.
“Sweetheart …..” She
smiled faintly, she was weak.
He hugged and kissed
her forehead.
“Thank you for making
me a proud father of twins, I will love and cherish you for the rest of my
life. God bless the day I laid my eyes on you.” He hugged her and cried on her
shoulder.
“Feranmi don’t cry
the storm is over” she wiped his tears.
“You almost died, I
was told to choose between you and the baby”
“I heard you told
them to save me, I also begged them to save our babies and let me go. But here
we are, God saved us all”
A nurse came in and
brought the twins, she handed the babies to him, and he held them for the first
time with great joy.
The nurse took the
babies from him later and place them in the cot one by one.
Feranmi called his
parent and parent in-laws and shared the news. He was about to call Nurse Angel
when his friend/boss Segun’s call came through, he picked it immediately.
“Hello, you are one
of the people I’m about to call, my wife just put to bed.”
“Wow! Congratulations
are in order, A boy or girl?”
“Both”
“Twins! I have
another good news for you, remember the contract you bidded for when you are in
Port Harcourt, the contract has been awarded to our company. We are to report
in Abuja to sign some document, then we’ll be given a cheque to commence the
project.”
“This is great news,
I’m still finding it hard to believe”
“Feranmi, thank you
for bringing great fortune to me and my company, we are partners now.”
“I should be the one
to thank you, you held my hands in my trying times, you showed me this path,
and I’m so grateful”
“Feranmi, hard work
pays, you deserved it, you took my job as if it was yours, and that speaks for
you. My regards to your wife, congratulations to both of you.”
He ended the call and
another call came in.
“Hello Honourable”
“Hello, Feranmi I
have good news, I just got you another contract, a private company here in Port
Harcourt wants to have another branch in Lagos, Ibadan and Ogun States. They
want to build the one in Lagos first. And the contract is worth billions of
naira. Has your friend called?”
He couldn’t find his
voice.
“Yes he has” he
finally voiced out.
“The Port Harcourt
contract has been awarded to his company, since we use his company’s name for
that. But this other one is in your own name, have done all the necessary
procedures. So you can now stand on your own if you feel like.”
“Thank you so much
sir ….”
“I know you are still
in shock, but that’s how God works, he opens doors where you least expected”
“How’s your wife?
“She just put to bed,
I’m in the hospital”
“Wow! This is triple
joy”
“No it’s quadruple,
she had twins”
“Feranmi, your name
must enter World Guinness book of records. Only you in one day? You are the
luckiest man on planet earth”
“This can only be
God, thank you so much sir, God has really use you for me and my family”
“All thanks to God,
have you called Thessy?”
“No I will call her
after this call”
“OK, my regards to
your wife, I’ll call her later, she should be resting now. Bye”
He ended the call and
bursted into tears of joy.
“God I never knew you
would answer me this way”
“What’s going on”
Wemmy asked
“Our children are
blessings to us, they came and brought everything we needed to take care of
them” he said
“Feranmi, you are
still talking in parables”
He told her
everything Segun and the Rep said on phone, Wemmy shed tears of joy.
“Oh Lord, I’m
grateful, I’ll serve you for the rest of my days she said. She lifted up her
voice and sang Lara George’s “Dansaki”
I’m acknowledging you
for who you are. …… dansaki Re Baba.
She told Feranmi to
hand the twins to her, Feranmi snapped them. Wemmy started chanting twins
eulogy.
“Winini loju orogun
Eji woro loju iya e
Okan ni nba bi
Eji lowole tomiwa
Obesa bekiti
Obe si le alakisa
O so alakisa d’oni igba aso ……
Eji woro loju iya e
Okan ni nba bi
Eji lowole tomiwa
Obesa bekiti
Obe si le alakisa
O so alakisa d’oni igba aso ……
“When did you learn
that, I know it’s not my mum this time since she doesn’t know you’ll be having
twins” he questioned
“I got it from the
internet, the day I found out I was carrying twins, which I intentionally kept
as a secret from you and I’m sorry but I don’t want to scare you. So you won’t
run away” she said smiling.
“I will only accept
your apology if you promise to teach me the twins eulogy too”
“I promise” she said
Wemimo I will spoil
you and the twins rotten”
“Hmm, baba Olowo”
“Congratulations to
us my love”
He sat with her on
the bed, he carried one of the twins, Wemmy carried the other and they took
their first family picture with his phone.
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